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Release of the new data from Sentinel-3A‘s Synthetic Aperture Radar Altimeter (SRAL) for marine monitoring

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13/12/2016

EUMETSAT

EUMETSAT has just released the new data from Sentinel-3A‘s Synthetic Aperture Radar Altimeter (SRAL). The Level-1B and Marine Level 2 products will be available at Near Real Time (NRT) and Short Time Critical (STC) timeliness. With the arrival of the latest set of data, users will now be able to start assimilating the Sentinel-3 altimeter data into their models, helping to improve the determination and prediction of ocean currents, significant wave height and wind speed.

Sentinel-3 altimeter data are also going to aid a broad range of other applications, such as the measurement of sea ice thickness and volume as well as the prediction of the strengthening and path of hurricanes.

All data from the Sentinel-3 mission are cross-calibrated against the Jason-3 reference mission. More SRAL data are scheduled for release in mid-January.